In my opinion by far the biggest media issue we have in this nation is social media and it isn't even close. The dumbing-down of America through the internet and social media is what I am most concerned about. People believe the facts they want to believe and will trust a goofball's blog post over a factual post by a responsible journalist.
Gun violence and gun control issues are a good example. People are very reactionary and get caught up...

Cleveland has looked fantastic in these last couple of games, much better than I have seen them at any other point in the season. They seem to have much more energy, are much more engaged offensively and are moving the ball significantly better on the offensive end.

That is bogus statistics. There is a massive difference in the amount of people driving versus people carrying guns. I think if we put a gun on every person who has a driver's license and allowed them to carry it around with them all day long the number of shootings and killings would go up.

Something else I think should be looked into - personal self awareness and interpersonal skills. I believe there should be a class on this at the 7th and 8th grade levels. These are the toughest years for adolescents. Take health class and make part of the core curriculum teaching students how to get in touch with who they are and how they should interact with those around them. Make sure diversity, culture, religion, etc. are discussed. Kids...

I like what I saw posted perhaps in this thread or elsewhere that entry points to the schools need to be a screening ground. I am not saying you have to have a metal detector, but having the SRO and others standing at the door where every student walks in the building "greeting" students as they enter the building sounds like one of the best ideas I have heard. If it is a big school with multiple entries then you need "greeters" at each entry.

This school had an SRO and he was gunned down just like the rest of them. The last I saw he is in critical condition.
Despite that I still think it makes sense to have SRO's but this shooting is evidence that having an SRO is not going to stop these events.

I agree that I don't see Justify winning the Belmont. It will be interesting to see how many horses run in the Belmont. Usually it has the smallest field but I will be really surprised if the field for the Belmont isn't bigger than the one for the Preakness.

When you're where the Reds are now you find the relief where you can. You know all about that after suffering for over a hundred years, or however long you were a Cubs fan if you were one before they started winning